Continuation School Damaged by Blaze
A blaze at a San Diego continuation school Saturday caused $225,000 damage to the two-story structure and sent a firefighter to the hospital for treatment of burns on his neck.
It took nine fire units 30 minutes to put out the 3 p.m. blaze at the school in the 1000 block of 10th Avenue, Capt. Jeff Frazier said.
Frazier said the fire, which is under investigation, caused an estimated $125,000 damage to the building and burned up $100,000 of its contents. Arson is suspected in the blaze, which appears to have erupted on the second floor, authorities said.
While battling the fire, Capt. Glen Dautremont suffered first-degree burns on his neck, Frazier said. Dautremont was taken to the UC San Diego Medical Center’s burn unit, but returned to work after being treated.
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